Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Nine Reasons Why I’m Voting for Donald Trump

I’ve heard too many friends and people I respect say they won’t
vote for Donald Trump. I don’t need to rehash them here. Instead, I’m going to tell
you why I will be voting for Donald Trump.

For those who don’t know me, I’m an evangelical Christian and single
mother by choice. I am self-employed and provide closed captioning for
television when I’m not blogging or writing books.

I’ve been deeply troubled by the 2016 presidential race and am
thankful much of the riffraff of the Republican nomination is over. I’ve
painfully watched the name calling, accusations, and personal attacks and
wonder where proper decorum has gone.

Is there no decency left in America? What kind of future awaits
my daughters? Of course, because they are so young, they will never know what
has changed. They will never know the glory days of America. Those days are
gone. I feel liberalism breathing down our necks, massive debt burdening our
families, world instability threatening global peace, and out-of-control, illegal
immigration overwhelming our country’s infrastructure. Is it too late for
America?

As a voter, I want to believe my vote will count when I go to
the polls. I want to believe it is not too late. Voting is a sacred trust given
to us by the men and women who have died for our freedom. Jesus said, “Render
unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and render unto God the things that
are God’s.” In this one statement, God commands us to render our voting rights
for president.

I’ve heard some people say they aren’t going to vote because
they can’t support Trump or Clinton. I cringe when I hear that. This election
isn’t about you—it’s about the future. We must do our duty before God and man
and render what is due to both Caesar and God.

However, I must admit, I am disgruntled. At times during the
debates, I wanted to scream at my television. “Candidates, can we talk about
the issues?

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are the presumptive nominees,
unless Sanders pulls off something magical. Even though I don’t care for either
choice, I hope an election actually takes place. I would not be surprised if
some “natural disaster” happens between now and November and the elections are
canceled. Another year of Obama might make me consider packing up and leaving
this country, although I have no idea where I would go. I can guarantee you, I
won’t go to London.

I have to remind myself in more depressing moments—and there
have been many affecting our country during the last few years—God isn’t mocked.
He is not sitting in heaven wringing His hands worrying about the United
States.

In the grand scheme of things, we’re just a small blip on the
radar, but God chose us to lead the world for the last two hundred years. We’ve
been the bastion of freedom, a great experiment by our forefathers, but I
believe as moral decline continues, so does our favored place (aside from
Israel) in the heart of God. Judgement is surely coming.

Whatever God wills, it will happen. If I were a betting woman (which
I’m not), I believe Trump will win the election in November. Why? His spectacular
emergence as the frontrunner seems almost supernatural. For a man who has never
held public office, it’s unprecedented. I can’t think of a parallel for his
success anywhere in history. I don’t believe he could have wrapped up the Republication
nomination the way he did without God’s help.

I recently read an article were scholars have said the Bible
Code points to Hillary Clinton winning. Since the code usually validates events
after they happen, I’m not sure how much credence it deserves, but one thing is
for sure: If the same twenty-five million Christians who didn’t go to the polls
in the last election choose not to vote this November, the outcome will be the
same. Hillary Clinton will win. Christians hold the trump card. They will
determine the next president.

Before I give the reasons why I’m voting for Trump, let me say
why I won’t vote for Hillary Clinton. As a woman, I’m tired of the
“stereotypical rhetoric” that most women will vote for Hillary. I can tell you,
she won’t get my vote. Her role in the Benghazi attack is shameful. If she had confessed
to what really happened and come clean, it would be different, but she hasn’t. That’s
all I’m going to say about Hillary Clinton.

Here are my reasons for voting for Donald Trump.

First, Donald Trump will stand up to Putin, ISIS, or anybody
who crosses him. There are far too many bullies right now on the world scene.
We need a strong leader.

Second, Trump isn’t beholden to special interest groups. I’m
tired of the interest of the few outweighing the interest of the majority. You
may not agree with everything Trump says or does (and I can tell you I don’t.
Sometimes I don’t even like him), but I think he will clean up Washington. The Republicans
have failed miserably to accomplish anything worth remembering in the last
eight years. I’m tired of hoping for change. I’m tired of the rhetoric. I’m
tired of being tired.

In eight years, look at what has happened in America—we now
allow men in women’s bathrooms, have legalized same sex marriage, and racial
tensions have escalated. I thought Obama was going to fix that.

I address this comment to Paul Ryan, the current Speaker of the
U.S. House of Representatives: Why aren’t you supporting the Republican Party’s
presumptive nominee? If you are convinced you can’t, can you keep it to
yourself, please? You are a good example of what’s wrong with Washington. I
guess President Obama has taught you well.

Let me digress. I worked as a court reporter for over fifteen
years, and at the end of each trial, the judge gives the charge to the jury
where he tells the jury what laws apply to the case. The charge always concludes
with a variance of the following statement: “You may not like the laws as I
have given them to you, but you are bound to uphold them.”

The nominating process has rules, Speaker Ryan. I hope the
Republican Party does its duty under the law and carries out that process
according to the will of the people. The people have spoken (those who call
themselves Republicans).

Trump has financed his campaign to this point and that has
kept him from being “bought.” If at some point he accepts campaign
contributions, I hope he doesn’t cross the line. We all know what that line is.

The third reason why I’m voting for Donald Trump is because Ben
Carson endorsed him. I have great respect for Dr. Carson. He was my first
choice for president, and when he bowed out, my vote went to Ted Cruz in the
primary. Now that Mr. Cruz is no longer in the race, I’m embracing Carson’s
endorsement. I’m sure Dr. Carson gave a lot of consideration before his
announcement, knowing there would be backlash and criticism. If Donald Trump is
“good enough” for Dr. Carson, a born-again Christian, he is good enough for me.

The fourth reason I’m voting for Donald Trump is he supports
Israel. Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East. God has made it clear
He will bless those who bless Israel and curse those who curse Israel. I don’t
know about you, but I’d rather be blessed by God than cursed. Donald Trump has said
he’s a “big fan of Israel,” and Netanyahu is a “great prime minister.” You can
read his comments in the Jerusalem
Post.

We’d better be Israel’s staunchest ally or we risk God’s
wrath. Don’t believe me? Check out The
Israel Omen by David Brennan.

The fifth reason why I’m voting for Donald Trump is because he
has said he will appeal Obamacare. Enough said.

The sixth reason why I’m voting for Trump is he has made it
clear he doesn’t like abortion. I know he has vacillated, but repeatedly, he
has said he is uncomfortable with the procedure. Let’s hope he presses forward and
makes all abortions illegal. And yes, I agree with Trump’s initial comment
before the media lambasted him, if all abortions were made illegal and a woman
had one anyway, I believe she should be prosecuted. No one is above the law.

My seventh reason for voting for Donald Trump is he wants to
do something about immigration, even if it means building walls around our
borders. I support legal immigration—I have two daughters I adopted from other
countries, but if people want to live here, they need to assimilate and not
expect us to change our laws to fit their radical idealism. Yes—I am speaking
of Sharia law. It has no place in America and is a threat to our way of life.

Trump seems to be one of the few willing to give a voice to the
dangers associated with radical Islam. Don’t believe me—watch this video and
get informed. We must wake up and see what is happening in Europe. It
ain’t pretty.

The eighth reason why I will be voting for Donald Trump is
this:I think we need to consider the
implications of a woman president. If we elect Hillary Clinton as president,
what Islamic leader will sit with her at a table and negotiate anything? Women don’t
negotiate with men in Muslim society. They are chattel, good for one
thing—making babies.

You think Muslim countries in the Middle East hate us? Think
how much more they will deride us if a gentile woman is president—unless she promotes
their agenda and ideology.

My last reason for voting for Donald Trump is an observation made
by a prominent pastor in Australia, Steve Cioccolanti. You can watch
the full video here.

While he makes several statements that are thought
provoking, the only one I will mention here is a quote from I Cor 15:52: ...In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at thelast trump: for the
trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall
be changed..”

Could this quote from the Bible have more
significance than just the blowing of a trumpet? Could God be inferring a
double meaning? Of course, Trump has children, so we can’t know, but it’s worth
pondering, isn’t it?

8 comments:

Try the BREXIT campaign in the UK, they have rubbished Obama there too,for minding other people's business,and,immigration is a sore point in the UK too, we haven't a wall to build being an Island, but maybe we can flood the channel tunnel to hold them back ! Trump was attacked by London's new Muslim lord mayor, welcome to crazy land. The UK managed to reach the top 10 in the most corrupted countries listing too, way to go !!! (Oh, and the Queen says Chinese are rude too)...

Wow, What a post! I am Canadian and have been following the presidential campaign closely. I first time I saw Trump on TV I thought he was a comedian pretending to be a candidate. I wish I would have been right. I admit I don't know much about Obamacare but I think I can safely say that at least 95% of Canadians are glad that we have gov't supported health care. I cannot understand way so many Americans are against Obamacare.The social issues such as legalizing drugs, same sex marriage, abortion, etc. are surely a sign of the times, and yes, you are right, Jehovah will punish the USA and Canada for its low moral standards. I have repeatedly stated that in my blog, "Spaceship Theology". Many years ago Billy Graham said something like this, "If God does not punish America for its homosexual practices He will need to apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah.Thank you for letting me spout off.

The biggest issue for me with Obamacare is that it takes away choice. That takes away freedom. A free market economy that encourages competition is healthy. The government already has too much control over our lives, and forcing people to have healthcare is not the American way. That's my main issue. Plus, costs have sky rocketed with Obamacare. It's scary how much my premiums have increased and how high my deductible is. The way things are going, something will have to give, and I believe as the costs increase, the government will decide who is worth "saving." Then healthcare will become rationed. It's a complicated issue with no simple answers but certainly the way it was passed by Washington and forced upon the people was not democratic. It was an agenda. Thanks for your comments. Always good to hear from our friends up north.

First, let me tell you that I wholeheartedly agree with you that voting is important. Not voting is casting away a chance at shaping the country in a direction you prefer.

I may not agree with a lot of your other statements, though. One stung me particularly:

"For a man who has never held public office, it’s unprecedented. I can’t think of a parallel for his success anywhere in history. I don’t believe he could have wrapped up the Republication nomination the way he did without God’s help."

I can. Look outside the US for a moment (and I heavily disagree with your statement of "... God chose us to lead the world for the last two hundred years.", but that's a different matter), look back a few decades. Look to Austria and Germany in the 1930s. There was a young man with radical ideas, who rallied a lot of support behind him. His goals? Employ and take care of unhappy, war-weary people. Make his country great again. It worked great. He was charismatic and really got things moving. A lot of people were happy with him as leader because he finally got things done and everything was better than the place where they had been, abandonend by their previous government. They got work, they got money, they were able to live a good life.

The downside? This leader had this crazy idea of his people being better than others. Him being the god-appointed leader of a great race. (sounds vaguely familiar?) And to keep things simple and clear, he just ordered the unfit to be culled. It ended in an all-out war with a lot of casualties.

I'm not saying Trump is the next Hitler. But Hitlers career and rise has a lot of similarities with Trump's soaring. I'm not saying Clinton is an excellent choice, but in my humble opinion, Trump for president is worse.

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